Database.Tables Property
Gets a collection of Table objects. Each Table object represents a table defined on the database.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny, _
GetType(Table), SfcObjectFlags.Design)> _
Public ReadOnly Property Tables As TableCollection
Get
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim value As TableCollection
value = instance.Tables
[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny,
typeof(Table), SfcObjectFlags.Design)]
public TableCollection Tables { get; }
[SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship::ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality::ZeroToAny,
typeof(Table), SfcObjectFlags::Design)]
public:
property TableCollection^ Tables {
TableCollection^ get ();
}
[<SfcObjectAttribute(SfcContainerRelationship.ObjectContainer, SfcContainerCardinality.ZeroToAny,
typeof(Table), SfcObjectFlags.Design)>]
member Tables : TableCollection
function get Tables () : TableCollection
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.TableCollection
A TableCollection object that represents all the tables defined on the database.
Remarks
Specific tables can be referenced by using this collection by specifying the name of the table. To add a new table to the collection, call the table constructor Table.
Examples
VB
'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Reference the AdventureWorks2012 database.
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("AdventureWorks2012")
'Display all the tables in the database.
Dim tb As Table
For Each tb In db.Tables
Console.WriteLine(tb.Name)
Next
PowerShell
$srv = new-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server("(local)")
$db = New-Object Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database
$db = $srv.Databases.Item("AdventureWorks2012")
Foreach ($tb in $db.Tables)
{
Write-Host $tb.Name
}
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace
Other Resources
Creating, Altering, and Removing Tables